War from the ground up : twenty-first century combat as politics / Emile Simpson.
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 285p. cmISBN: 9780231704069 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Strategy | Politics and war | Afghan War, 2001- -- Political aspects | Counterinsurgency -- Political aspects -- Case studies | Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan | Insurgency -- Case studies | World politics -- 21st century | War (Philosophy) | Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-DDC classification: 355.4 LOC classification: U162 | .S54 2012| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 355.4 AOI 2011 Legitimacy and the use of armed force : | 355.4 HOI 2013 Understanding military doctrine : | 355.4 MAN 2008 The meaning of military victory. | 355.4 SIM 2012 War from the ground up : | 355.409 SEV 2005 The seventy great battles in history / | 355.425 GAL 2010 Counterinsurgency warfare : | 355.425 KIL 2009 Accidental guerrilla / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The language of war -- Clausewitzian war and contemporary conflict -- Globalisation and contemporary conflict -- Strategic dialogue and political choice -- Liberal powers and strategic dialogue -- Pragmatism and operational thought -- British strategy in the Borneo confrontation 1962/6 -- Strategic narrative -- Ethos, vision and confidence in strategic narrative -- Conclusion: Contemporary strategic thought.
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